Schmalspur
German, noun[ˈʃmaːlˌʃpu(ː)ɐ̯]
Schmalspur is spelled S-C-H-M-A-L-S-P-U-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 86,281st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schmalspur is a German feminine noun meaning “narrow-gauge track, narrow gauge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Schmalspur mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenarrow-gauge track, narrow gauge
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. umgangssprachliches Wortbildungselement, das in Verbindung mit Substantiven eine pejorative Bedeutung annimmt, das den Gegenstand als unbedeutend darstellt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schmalspur
- Schmalspuren plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schmalspur?
- [ˈʃmaːlˌʃpu(ː)ɐ̯]
- [ˈʃmaːlʃpuːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schmalspur in German?
Schmalspur appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).